Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Darby

Kenneth S. Darby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20040232185
    Abstract: A device that inserts into a class III receiver hitch to support the upper end of a ramp which reaches to the ground and provides a means to load an ATV, golf cart, tractor, or motorcycle onto a pickup truck bed safely without the total weight being on the tailgate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Darby
  • Publication number: 20040020955
    Abstract: The Universal Bar Holder is a square tube that slides over 2″×2″ square tube and has a means of holding a round or rectangular bar used to support kayak saddles when transporting kayaks above the roof of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Darby
  • Publication number: 20020144846
    Abstract: A device to aid in moving an occupied chair to or from a table. The device enables a senior citizen or a handicapped individual to easily raise the chair onto wheels and roll him or herself to or from the table. The same device enables a caregiver, standing behind the chair, to easily raise the occupied chair to enable it to be rolled to or from the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Darby
  • Patent number: 5950890
    Abstract: A combination load support for use as a roof height carrier or pickup box extender that inserts into a standard receiver hitch. The device provides support for one end of ladders, canoes, etc. and the pickup cab or sport utility roof provides support for the other end. When one section of this combination load support is inserted in the opposite direction, long loads extending beyond the pickup truck's tailgate can be supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Darby
  • Patent number: 4436513
    Abstract: A safer simulator for instructing free-sail system sailboarding consisting of a low to the ground disc-shaped deck with non-clogging casters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Inventor: Kenneth S. Darby